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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

correr

to run

  • #93 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: correndo
  • Past participle: corrido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I run
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you run
  3. nós we run
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all run

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I ran
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you ran
  3. nós we ran
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all ran

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to run
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to run
  3. nós we are going to run
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to run

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to run
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to run
  3. nós we used to run
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to run

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would run
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would run
  3. nós we would run
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would run

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I run
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you run
  3. nós (that) we run
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all run

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I ran
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you ran
  3. nós (if) we ran
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all ran

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I run
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you run
  3. nós (when) we run
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all run

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você run!
  2. vocês run! (all of you)

How to use correr

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu corro no parque toda manhã.

    I run in the park every morning.

  2. Past

    Ele correu para pegar o ônibus.

    He ran to catch the bus.

  3. Future

    Vou correr uma maratona em outubro.

    I'm going to run a marathon in October.

  4. Imperfect

    As crianças corriam pelo quintal o dia todo.

    The kids ran around the yard all day.

  5. Conditional

    Eu correria mais se não doesse o joelho.

    I'd run more if my knee didn't hurt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Não quero que você corra na rua.

    I don't want you running in the street.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você corresse todo dia, se sentiria melhor.

    If you ran every day, you'd feel better.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se correr, você ainda pega o trem.

    If you run, you can still catch the train.

  9. Imperative

    Corra, a loja fecha em cinco minutos!

    Run, the store closes in five minutes!

Good to know

  • "Correr atrás" is to go after something you want: tem que correr atrás.

Where you hear correr

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu corro na praia. I run on the beach.
  • Nós corremos para o ônibus. We ran for the bus.
  • Eu vou correr amanhã de manhã. I'm going to run tomorrow morning.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu corro na praia. I run on the beach.
  • Eu corri para pegar o ônibus. I ran to catch the bus.
  • Amanhã eu vou correr cedo. Tomorrow I'm going to run early.
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Which Bus Goes to the Beach?

Beginner Level 1 · Corre!

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When I Was a Child

Beginner Level 2 · correr · eu corro

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · corria

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She's Just Been Born

Intermediate Level 3 · correndo

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.